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Doom is a natural replacement for Thanos, as he’s one of Marvel’s oldest villains and one of its most formidable. Another notch on Doom’s belt is the relationships he has in the comics with characters already present in the MCU. There are sure to be staredowns between the villain and Black Panther and tension between him and Sue Storm. However, Doom’s most important rival is already filling the void left behind by his doppleganger, at least according to Marvel itself.
Marvel Already Knows Who the Next Face of the MCU Is
When looking at the future of the MCU, a couple of names stick out as characters that could step into the spotlight. The first, of course, is Spider-Man, a former mentee of Tony Stark’s. Peter Parker is one of the franchise’s most likable heroes, and he’s finally coming into his own after playing second fiddle for years. The only thing holding him back is that Sony still technically controls his future. If the MCU wants to one of its own to pick up the baton, it should look no further than Captain America, who’s currently putting together a new Avengers team. Sam Wilson is as noble as they come, and he’s more like Tony than he would probably like to admit, not having powers and relying on technology to do the heavy lifting.
Sam Wilson and Doom don’t have much beef in the source material, though, so, at least for now, Marvel is pushing another character’s agenda. In a recent tweet, the official Marvel X account compared two lines of dialogue, one from Tony and another from Reed Richards. Both geniuses are talking about getting ahead of threats that may harm them and their loved ones. That line of thinking gets Tony in trouble, namely during Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War. However, it may work out better for Reed because he’s undoubtedly going to have to make some tough choices during the impending conflict with Doom.
